An overview of optical device research in China

Author

Zhou, B.

Author_Institution

Electron. Inst., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China

Volume

31

Issue

7

fYear

1993

fDate

7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

65

Abstract

An overview of research activities in China on the following optical communications devices is presented: quantum-well semiconductor lasers; distributed feedback laser diodes; wideband, tunable, narrow-linewidth, external-cavity laser diodes, semiconductor and doped-fiber amplifiers; laser-diode-pumped solid state and single-crystal fiber lasers; doped fiber ring lasers, optical modulators; switches; bistable devices; experimental wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) systems; and time-division photonic switching systems. The most important of these technologies are highlighted with respect to demonstrated achievements in China. The potential uses of these technologies in future telecommunications systems are discussed.<>

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical bistability; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical switches; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; China; DFB lasers; WDM systems; bistable devices; distributed feedback laser diodes; doped fiber ring lasers; doped-fiber amplifiers; external-cavity laser diodes; laser diode pumped solid state lasers; optical communications devices; optical modulators; optical switches; overview; quantum-well semiconductor lasers; research activities; semiconductor lasers; single-crystal fiber lasers; time-division photonic switching systems; tunable narrow linewidth laser diodes; wideband lasers; Diode lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.222480

Filename

222480